Just 3 more days to Christmas!! 😱😱🎄🎄☺️ Today’s antiphon is “O Rex Gentium (O King of the Nations)”

Read:
(This can also be sung to the melody “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”!

“O come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind; Bid Thou our sad divisions cease, And be Thyself our King of Peace.”

Through Jesus, we are given space to become God’s people. We often forget that the promise of a Messiah came to Israel, God’s chosen people among the nations. And we were Gentiles, outsiders, unclean and apart. We were not Israel.

But in Jesus, all the nations, all the peoples of the world find their one true king. In him we are bound together with all other people. No longer are we separated from one another, for we are made one in his body. There are no longer Jew nor Gentile, slave nor free. All are one in him.

This is not just a nice idea. This is a powerful, sometimes painful unity. When our brothers or sisters suffer, we suffer. When our brothers or sisters rejoice, we rejoice. Look around you, at the people closest to you. In this King who comes, we become one. Though we are many, we are made one as we share in the body of the King of Peace.

Reflect
1. How do I separate myself from others?

2. How am I breaking the body of Christ with hate, with evil words and actions?

(Adapted from devotional by All Saints’ United Methodist Church)

2 more days to Christmas!! 🎄🎄☺️ Today’s antiphon is “O Emmanuel (God With Us)”

Read:
(This can also be sung to the melody “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”!

“O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.”

Never in a million years could we imagine that God would want to be this close to us. In fact, we would often prefer God would stay away. We like thinking that God might be watching occasionally, but we don’t care for the idea that God would come so close to us as to be born among us, walking with us in our flesh.

But this is the great scandal of our faith: God wants to be with us so much that God would come in the flesh. The one who made all things and without whom not one thing came into being has come among us to save us.

We could have never made this up on our own. We could not imagine this good news by ourselves: “Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him ‘Emmanuel.’”, which means “God with us” This is the good news of Christmas, the name of our salvation, our lives, our wholeness, our perfection.

John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, remembered this great truth again in the last minutes of his life: “Best of all, God is with us.”

Reflect
1. Am I ready to receive Christ?

2. What is keeping me from receiving him and the life He brings?

(Adapted from devotional by All Saints’ United Methodist Church)

It’s finally Christmas Eve ☺️🎄 Wishing everyone a blessed Christmas time very soon! Thank you for joining us on this countdown. We hope the devotionals have blessed you and helped you prepare your heart for the King of Kings. ❤️ Here’s a special prayer we would like to pray over you and your families this Christmas time:

Lord, We worship You during this Christmas season. You are our wonderful Counselor, mighty God, everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). We choose to put You at the center of our family life as we celebrate Your birth. Keep us from distractions and help us to invite You into all our family activities.

Teach us to pray and help us to glorify and worship You in our family during this busy time of year. Give us a spirit of wisdom and revelation that we might know You better (Ephesians 1:17). Thank you for being Immanuel, “God with us.” Open our eyes to realize this each day as we interact with others. Help us to be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as You forgave us (Ephesians 4:32).

Show us creative ways to love and care for those outside our home. Fill us to overflowing with Your love for the lost. Teach us to do acts of kindness to those who are in need at this time of year.

We thank you for your everlasting love shown through the birth of Jesus. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

(Prayer adapted from Crosswalk)

Blessed Christmas to all from the TCCo team! May your day be filled with joy and cheer, and your heart be filled with the love and peace of God. ☺️🎄💒

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6-7 NIV

Happy Monday! The start of a new week can be daunting for many, but take heart - God has given you access to a peace that surpasses all understanding. Praying these verses over your life today! 🔥💪

What’s so good about Good Friday?

Thousands of years ago, Jesus was flogged brutally with a whip made out of lead hooks and pieces of bone that tore into His skin. Thereafter, He was made to carry a life-sized cross made of heavy wood up to a hill where He would be crucified. His hands and feet were nailed mercilessly to the cross and He was left there to die a painful death while being jeered at and mocked by a crowd.

Why did the Son of God do all this? Simply because He loves us.

The price of our sins is death. But Jesus steps forward in our place to take on the punishment and eternal death that we deserve. By the stripes left on His back by the whip, we are healed and forgiven. Jesus takes on every broken part of our lives and heals our hearts and our souls.

Know this today – there is nothing more God can do to prove His love for you. He has died for you. On this day, we remember the gift of salvation that God has given to us.

And so, if anyone asks, that is why Good Friday is so, so good.

A blessed Easter to all! We hope that this weekend has been a good time of rest and reflecting on the goodness and power of our Lord Jesus. May we go into the week ahead in high spirits, knowing that He is risen and hope is alive! ☺️

hi TCCo fam! Looking to do some last minute Christmas shopping at our Bras Basah store? We are open tomorrow (24 Dec) from 12-6.30pm, but we will be closed on 25-26 Dec. Come down tomorrow and find the perfect gift for your loved ones!🎄❤️

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6

A blessed Christmas to all! May this day bring you great joy and cheer as you celebrate with your loved ones.

Yet amidst the pretty decorations, delicious food and great company, may we not lose sight of why we celebrate.

Today, we remember the greatest gift that God gave to us – sending His Son down to Earth to save us from our own sin. Through Jesus’s sacrifice, all of humanity is now able to be reconciled back to the Father, and in Him we have everlasting joy and peace.

We celebrate God’s goodness towards us today, and we are ever grateful for the unconditional and undeserved love He showers upon us! ❤️🎄

Hello from TCC team, we are back on telegram!!! We would really love to use this space as a platform to encourage and build up one another☺️

We will be sharing things that we see in real life, social media, anything that we believe can bring some encouragement to your daily life☁️

We will also be sharing any special promotions, products or events we will be having🤩

Stay tuned for more and have a blessed night ahead~

We have a short sermon for you! For you who is preparing to leave work, on the way home, meeting a friend, or enjoying dinner, we pray this encourages you to start the year knowing that you are
L O V E D ! ♥️

Blessed morning TCC fam, we pray this song blesses you~ Have the best day yet, the Lord goes with you😊

https://open.spotify.com/track/61hO2ZrTkcOXNt8eBIMJX9?si=OaF_nN5KQcmeq6OB3DqdAw